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Saptak: Santoor recital evokes legend’s legacy
Saptak: Santoor recital evokes legend’s legacy
Kirwani’s sounds of silence show brightness is old friend
Kirwani’s sounds of silence show brightness is old friend
Tale of two triumphant veenas
Tale of two triumphant veenas
Ahmedabad: Inerasable Saptak memory from Chaurasia
Ahmedabad: Inerasable Saptak memory from Chaurasia
Saptak Day 7: Delicate Jogeshwari gem
Saptak Day 7: Delicate Jogeshwari gem
Saptak: Rajam empowers fest to deliver ‘sam total’ of classical joys
Saptak: Rajam empowers fest to deliver ‘sam total’ of classical joys
Saptak: Tabla-sarangi exchange sets stage for doyenne’s musings on eternal bliss
Saptak: Tabla-sarangi exchange sets stage for doyenne’s musings on eternal bliss
Saptak Day 4: Flute-tabla masterwork evokes call of love
Saptak Day 4: Flute-tabla masterwork evokes call of love
Sitar maestro shows that to seek truth, we must slow down
Sitar maestro shows that to seek truth, we must slow down
Saptak Day 2: Banaras Gharana titan elevates everyday emotion to level of peerless art
Saptak Day 2: Banaras Gharana titan elevates everyday emotion to level of peerless art
Saptak 2026: Season of epiphanies starts with classical musical fest in Ahmedabad
Saptak 2026: Season of epiphanies starts with classical musical fest in Ahmedabad
That beautiful raga isn’t really out of your league!
That beautiful raga isn’t really out of your league!
Mahesh Kale shunned $ilicon Valley for Indian classical’s riches
Mahesh Kale shunned $ilicon Valley for Indian classical’s riches
In mesmerising sitar recital, Ustad Nishat Khan liberates Bihag spirit at Aguada jail
In mesmerising sitar recital, Ustad Nishat Khan liberates Bihag spirit at Aguada jail
Saptak 2023 live! Bye, headphoned isolation
Saptak 2023 live! Bye, headphoned isolation
January too far, santoor icon Pandit Shivkumar Sharma wanted May show in Ahmedabad
January too far, santoor icon Pandit Shivkumar Sharma wanted May show in Ahmedabad
Mandolin maestro makes Carnatic tradition cool for all
Mandolin maestro makes Carnatic tradition cool for all
Malkauns: Password for classical secrets
Malkauns: Password for classical secrets
Breaking male-female jugalbandi barrier
Breaking male-female jugalbandi barrier
Ahmedabad: Sarod evokes monumental legacy, icon honoured
Ahmedabad: Sarod evokes monumental legacy, icon honoured
Gliding lights: Rock stardom of veena generation
Gliding lights: Rock stardom of veena generation
Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Lata Didi remembered
Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Lata Didi remembered
Up close and musical: Personal reverie
Up close and musical: Personal reverie
Flights of angels sing, Saptak back
Flights of angels sing, Saptak back
Ahmedabad stage made Pandit Birju Maharaj's heart dance
Ahmedabad stage made Pandit Birju Maharaj's heart dance
Saptak cut short, may return in 2nd raga wave
Saptak cut short, may return in 2nd raga wave
Musical alliance: Raga is matchmaker for traditions
Musical alliance: Raga is matchmaker for traditions
Flute legend plays TOI memory
Flute legend plays TOI memory
Musical jab: Immunity against urban ennui
Musical jab: Immunity against urban ennui
Rasikas sit far apart safely, get more soul room
Rasikas sit far apart safely, get more soul room
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